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From: Andrew Simmons <andrew@mbmnz.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Private Namespaces for Linux
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:13:44 +1300
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> intellectual inertia
> satisfaction with the status quo
> following the crowd
> listening to the people who shout the loudest
> fashion
> no integrated web browser/mail reader/nntp client/html wysiwyg editor
>
I hesitate to use the "M" word around here, but from my perspective the
absence of anything like MS Excel, Word, and Access is a big disincentive.
Also maybe the absence of any books doesn't help visibility. Something like
"The Plan 9 Programming Environment" would be welcome.